How to recognize shadow
Look at cards of fear, excess, repetition, and resistance. Reversals and obstacle positions are especially important.
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Shadow in Tarot
Shadow does not mean evil. It is what a person does not want to see, represses, decorates, or projects onto another.
How not to harm
Do not blame or diagnose. Phrase gently: 'this may show', 'there may be'.
Practice questions
- • What do I not want to admit?
- • Where am I defending more than needed?
Common mistakes
- • Calling shadow a sentence
- • Over-psychologizing
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